Heading out to Sea to Catch a Billfish

Heading out deep into the Pacific Ocean to catch some billfish.

 

Crocodile Bay Fleet
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Crocodile Bay‘s fleet…preparing to leave for a day of fishing.

Fishing Buddies
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Sport Fishermen ready to head offshore for a big day of fishing.

Sea Turtle
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Sea Turtle, an accidental catch.

Marlin Jumping
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Marlin jumping

Marlin Soaring
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Marlin soaring

Hooking a billfish
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Hooking a billfish in the crystal clear blue waters of the Osa Peninsula.

Catch and Release
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Angler pulling in a billfish for catch and release.

Marlin Leaping
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Marlin Leaping

Angler Releasing Marlin
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Angler about to release a marlin back to the sea.

 

Sportfishing Calendar

January

Tuna, marlin and dorado taper off. Number of sailfish begins to increase.

February

Prime time for sailfish. Occassional marlin, tuna or dorado.

March

Prime time for sailfish.

April

Sailfish numbers drop mid-April and some marlin begin to appear.

May

Slower for billfish. Typically we start seeing schools of spinner dolphins with yellowfin tuna.

June

Slower for billfish. Spinner dolphins with yellowfin tuna.

July

Marlin begin to appear. A chance for black marlin as well as blues and striped marlin. A chance for tuna.

August

Marlin and tuna.

September

Slower for billfish. A chance for tuna and dorado.

October

Dorado begin to appear in numbers with marlin close behind.

November

A mixed bag of dorado, marlin and some big tuna.

December

Marlin, dorado, tuna and sailfish are all possibilities.